Bar support and spacer



.Jan. 19, 1932. L. LAMPERT BAR SUPPORT AND SPACER Filed Jan. 22, 1930 jYZ//Z 07.

Patented Jan. 19, 1932 I p UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LYDIA LAMIPERT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS BAR SUPPORT AND SPACER Application filed January 22, 1930. Serial No. 422,609.

The main objects of this invention are to their seats. The lower extremities of the provide an improved bar support and spacer fingers 8 are free so as to permit the fingers for use in reinforcing systems of concrete to yield when the reinforcing bars are pressed construction work; to provide a bar support into their seats.

6 and spacer having improved means for grip- In operation, the improved devices are 55 ping the reinforcing bars to secure them placed on the falsework with the spacing rods against accidental displacement; and to pro- 3 disposed substantially parallel to one anvide a device of this kind wherein the sepaother at tne desired intervals. The reinforcrate parts may be made of wire and readily ing bars 1 are then placed between the yieldassembled. able fingers and are pressed downwardly into 00 An illustrative embodiment of this inventheir seats. tion is shown in the accompanying drawings, Although but one specific embodiment of wherein: his invention has been herein shown and de- Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective of scribed, it will be understood that certain deone form of the improved device, a mold tails of the construction shown may be altered as soifit and a pair of reinforcing bars being also or omitted without departing from the spirit shown. i of this invention as defined by the following Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. claims:

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the device I claim:

shown in Fig. 1, the reinforcing bar being 1. In'adevice of the class described, a spacshown in dotted outline. ing rod adapted to be disposed horizontally In the form shown, the reinforcing system for supporting reinforcing bars, and a pluralinvolves the use of a plurality of reinforcing ity of wiresupporting members arranged at bars 1, disposed horizontally in substantially intervals along said rod, each of said sup- 25 parallel spaced relation above a falsework 2. porting members comprising a horizontal The improved bar support and spacer combase portion intersecting the vertical plane of prises a plurality of supporting members said rod, both ends of said base being bent rigidly secured to a wire spacing'rod 3 which lnwardl and upwardly to provide a pair of is adapted to support the bars 1. arms connected to said rod and projecting up- 30 The supporting members are also made of Wardly to define a seat for a reinforcing bar. wire of a suitable gauge which will insure the 2. In a device of the class described, a necessary rigidity. They are bent to prospacing rod adapted to be disposed horizonvide supporting feet located below the spactally for supporting reinforcing bars, and a ing rod and upstanding arms which frictionplurality of wire supporting members ar- 35 ally engage the reinforcing bars. ranged at intervals along said rod, each of In the form shown, each of the supporting said members comprising a base portion inmembers comprises a single piece of wire 4 tersecting the vertical plane of said rod, both having a central portion hi h id a ends of said base being bent inwardly and horizontal foot or base 5, and a pair of upupwardlyto provide a pair of arms welded 40 standing arms 6, which are spot welded t to said rod, the upper ends of said arms being the s acing rod 3, as hown at 7 Th lower arched to define seats for the bars, all of said portions of th arm 6 ar twi t d o as t arched portlons belng located substantially position the base 5 at substantially right 111 e r ical plane Of Said rod.

angles to the vertical plane of the rod 3. Signed at Chicago this 18th day of J anu- The upper ends of the arms 6 are arched y, 1930- so as to provide depending fingers 8 which DI LAMPERT.

define channels or seats for the reinforcing bars. The fingers 8 are crimped as shown at 9 so as to restrlct the channels and render it t f a r a b necessary 0 orce e rein orcm ars nto 

